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Top Ten Satisfying Series + Teaser

Posted on October 6, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is “satisfying book series”. But first, a tease… When scolded for not emulating her father’s ostentatious frugality, she only laughed. ‘While he may forget that he is Caesar, I never forget that I am [Augustus] Caesar’s daughter.’ Caesar … Continue reading →

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The Best of Oct ’24 – Oct ’25’s Teases

Posted on October 3, 2025 by smellincoffee

Three years ago, I started posting Tuesday Teasers after a long period of dormancy — so long, in fact, that the original host of it from 2009 was no longer around. After a year of consistent teases, I shared my … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday

Posted on September 30, 2025 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? The Day of Battle, a girthy history of the Anglo-American invasion of Sicily and Italy in World War 2. WHAT are you reading now? Against the Machine, Paul Kingsnorth. I’m also looking through Starry … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books on My Fall TBR

Posted on September 23, 2025 by smellincoffee

Tuesday Teaser “If you own the corner store, you must know everyone who lives along thisroad.”“Everyone who smokes cigarettes, buys scratch tickets, and drinks beer.”He had a scratchy laugh. “In other words, yeah. I know everyone who livesalong this road.” … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday

Posted on September 17, 2025 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? Dominus, by Steven Saylor. A novel covering one family across a century or so of Roman history, from Marcus Aurelius to Constantine. WHAT are you reading now? Day of Battle, a history of the … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday, Operation Husky Edition

Posted on September 16, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is….books that inspire candle scents? I got nothing, so here’s some historical gore instead. “Harris dashed forward only to have another mine shred his abdomen and legs; after flicking grenades into a line of pillboxes, he sprinkled sulfa … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday

Posted on September 10, 2025 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? A couple of memoirs about people who escaped from the North Tower on 9/11. WHAT are you reading now? SPQR by Mary Beard (~70% through) and Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11, Mitchell … Continue reading →

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Top Ten (Recent) Villains

Posted on September 9, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is “Villains”.     We did this one ….over a decade ago, so I’m going to compose this list without looking at  that prior list, and try to focus on recent villains I’ve read.  Turns out it’s…a lot … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books with Occupations in the Title

Posted on September 2, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is books with occupations in the title: I’m going to go back to 2007 and work my way forward, limiting each year to one book. But first, a tease! What they understood at Johnny White’s, however, was what … Continue reading →

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WWW Wednesday +Books I Keep Meaning to Read

Posted on September 2, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Book Reviews is, “Books I Keep Meaning to Read But Haven’t”. But first, WWW Wednesday. WHAT have you finished reading recently? The Great Deluge, a quasi-history of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation of New … Continue reading →

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